No, the flu is still more dangerous. We're not talking about whether I have the choice of being infected with "this year's strain" or Covid-19. We're talking ab

No, the flu is still more dangerous. We're not talking about whether I have the choice of being infected with "this year's strain" or Covid-19. We're talking about risk assessment and realistic chances of catching them. The mortality rate of covid-19 outside Wuhan is 0.7% [1]. In the U.S. it's zero so far. I have a MUCH higher chance of getting influenza and dying where I and most people live. This could change and I certainly reserve the right to modify my preparedness and anxiety appropriately. Alarmism and panic do far more harm in situations like this than the actual virus itself. [1]https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coronavirus-update-79339-cases-2169-deaths-clusters-emerge-in-iran-and-italy-2020-02-24 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coronavirus-update-79339-c...